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in jimmy hoffa's death. "the hoffa family does not respond every time a tip is received by authorities. they will have no comment until there is a reason to comment." >> now remember i told you that some fbi agents are convinced jimmy hoffa's body will never ever be found. they are convinced he is dead and his body was disposed of thoroughly. earlier on cnn, we talked with an fbi agent who worked for years on the jimmy hoffa case. fredricka whitfield asked him if all the digging and searching was a big waste of time and money. >> well, i think it is. i mean, the fbi has spent a lot of time. the last entry into the area was a tip on the farm in milford that was owned by a former organized crime steamster official. that turned up nothing -- teamster official. that turned up nothing. this has cost several hundreds of thousands of dollars. it led to where i always thought it would lead, that is nobefono. >> do you feel like police jurisdictions will always be on a wild goose chase, if you call it that, because i
in jimmy hoffa's death. "the hoffa family does not respond every time a tip is received by authorities. they will have no comment until there is a reason to comment." >> now remember i told you that some fbi agents are convinced jimmy hoffa's body will never ever be found. they are convinced he is dead and his body was disposed of thoroughly. earlier on cnn, we talked with an fbi agent who worked for years on the jimmy hoffa case. fredricka whitfield asked him if all the digging...
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the jimmy hoffa mystery solved? this is a live look at the suburban detroit home where investigators are digging right now. more from the scene in a bit. >>> get your flag pins and sense of pride. we're talking economic patriotism on the campaign trail. newsroom starts now. >>> good morning. happy friday to you. i am carol costello. we begin this hour, new intrigue in one of the most iconic crime mysteries in u.s. history. police in the detroit suburb of roseville may be breaking new ground in the 1975 disappearance of the former union boss jimmy hoffa. minutes ago crews began drilling a core sample from what used to be a driveway. they say a credible tip alerted them to a possible burial just around the time hoffa vanished. susan candiotti is in the neighborhood. i know, susan, you have been down this road before. >> reporter: i have. we were back here in 2006 when fbi received what it believed to be a credible tip, and they dug at the horse farm quite a bit. they spent a lot of money doing so but didn't find anyth
the jimmy hoffa mystery solved? this is a live look at the suburban detroit home where investigators are digging right now. more from the scene in a bit. >>> get your flag pins and sense of pride. we're talking economic patriotism on the campaign trail. newsroom starts now. >>> good morning. happy friday to you. i am carol costello. we begin this hour, new intrigue in one of the most iconic crime mysteries in u.s. history. police in the detroit suburb of roseville may be...
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hoffa. >> neither does john anthony who worked the hoffa case. he gives the tip zero credibility. >> whether they find a body or not, i don't know, but if they do, i guarantee you it's not jimmy hoffa. >> he said the fbi has a good idea who pulled off the hit and where, but it sure wasn't in this neighborhood. why could the fbi never find the body? >> because there is no body. the body, in our opinion, was cremated or was thrown into a vat of acid or whatever. >> whatever happened, the mafia backed teamster boss is legendary. celebrated in movies like this one, going up against u.s. attorney general robert kennedy. >> the justice department has plenty on you mr. hoffa. >> you don't impress me. >> i don't need $300 million and my brother elected president to [ bleep ]. >> over the years, many failed attempts to find him. tips had him buried in cement at the end zone of old giants stadium. they looked through blood stains in a detroit home and dug up a horse farnl in 2006. all dead ends. hoffa's middle name was riddle and so is trying to pinpoint w
hoffa. >> neither does john anthony who worked the hoffa case. he gives the tip zero credibility. >> whether they find a body or not, i don't know, but if they do, i guarantee you it's not jimmy hoffa. >> he said the fbi has a good idea who pulled off the hit and where, but it sure wasn't in this neighborhood. why could the fbi never find the body? >> because there is no body. the body, in our opinion, was cremated or was thrown into a vat of acid or whatever. >>...
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hoffa. >> you don't impress me. i don't need $300 million and my brother elected -- >> reporter: many failed attempts to find him, tips had him buried in cement near the end zone of old giant stadium. they looked for blood stains on the floor boards of an old detroit home. hoffa's middle name was riddle and so is trying to pinpoint why his fate captivates so many people. >> he was a negotiator and powerful and combined that with his mysterious disappearance and the connection with the underworld and the mob. >> reporter: so, now, the question is, will police crack this case or will it remain an unsolved mystery? susan candiotti, cnn, roseville, michigan. >>> more engine trouble for the boeing 787 dreamliner. federal plane inspectors have found a second engine problem on another dreamliner. the aircraft had not yet flown when investigators identified the trouble. the national transportation safety board says it is investigating the problems. >>> all right, today, a portion of one of the busiest freeways in america cl
hoffa. >> you don't impress me. i don't need $300 million and my brother elected -- >> reporter: many failed attempts to find him, tips had him buried in cement near the end zone of old giant stadium. they looked for blood stains on the floor boards of an old detroit home. hoffa's middle name was riddle and so is trying to pinpoint why his fate captivates so many people. >> he was a negotiator and powerful and combined that with his mysterious disappearance and the connection...
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or someone else connected to jimmy hoffa? >> well, we have just gotten this information so we have just been able to dig up who owned that property and i went to the registered own they are morning and a man by the name of frankel ferry. unfortunately, i haven't had a chance to find out a lot of information about him. police are not giving us a lot of information. but we are working to get that right now. >> just like -- i mean, we have heard -- we have been down this road so many times before, kim. so, i mean, are police more hopeful this time, that this is -- they say it is a credible tip but they have said that in the past, too. >> you know what? i talked to the -- an investigator who was very close to this case and he didn't want to go on the record but he said that it is very unlikely that this is where jimmy hoffa's body was left. there is a lot of evidence over the years that his body was incinerated and really have very little hope of finding his body, however, the tip checked without this anomaly, when they took the
or someone else connected to jimmy hoffa? >> well, we have just gotten this information so we have just been able to dig up who owned that property and i went to the registered own they are morning and a man by the name of frankel ferry. unfortunately, i haven't had a chance to find out a lot of information about him. police are not giving us a lot of information. but we are working to get that right now. >> just like -- i mean, we have heard -- we have been down this road so many...